How WORK is stopping you lose weight – and 6 tips to combat it – The Sun

DO your work colleagues often bring in cakes and biscuits to share?

Do you have a little snack drawer under your desk? Do you find yourself drinking a million cups of milky, sugary tea a day because someone's making a round?

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We eat an average of 1,300 extra calories a week at work

For most of us office workers, the answers are yes, yes and yes – so it's no surprise that our work is making us fat.

A recent study conducted by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention found that on average, people consumed 1,300 extra calories from food including pizza, cakes, soft drink and biscuits each week at work.

That's almost like eating an entire extra days' worth of food.

So, how can we curb our work-time snacking?

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So it's no surprise that many of us are piling on the pounds

Well, you might want to first identify what and why you're eating during the day.

Reason 1: You're bored

Solution: Keep low-calorie snacks close to hand

Work can be super boring and nothing fills the aching gap between 9am and 5pm quite like a nice array of tasty snacks.

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A slice of wholegrain bread and some nut butter is a nutritious, filling snack

While it might be hard to do away with boredom grazing, you can change what you graze on.

But by not concentrating on what you're eating, your stomach takes longer to realise that it's full. In fact, it takes about 20 minutes for the body to register that it's eaten enough – and if you're not tuned in to eating in the first place, that can take a lot longer.

Take your lunch break – it's literally your legal right.

Even better, go for a walk before you have your lunch to get those steps in and then enjoy your meal.

Reason 6: You're eating too much sugar

Solution: Try to cut down on the white stuff

Eating sugary snacks is what brings offices together. The tray bakes. The biscuits. The chocolate boxes.

But all that sugar can send our blood glucose levels soaring – and soon after come crashing down.

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Not only can that leave us feeling tired and flat but it also makes us more hungry.

Rather than nibbling on Hobnobs all day, try to make sure you have whole food snacks on hand – packed with fats and proteins to keep you fuller for longer.

Keep a pot of Greek yoghurt in the fridge, or make sure you've got a jar of nut butter in your drawer to have with some oat cakes.

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